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00:00 (upbeat music)
00:02 - The heart of the story centers around a relationship
00:07 and within that relationship is Hen,
00:08 played by Saoirse Ronan,
00:09 and she really understood that time is precious
00:12 and she wanted to live her life to the fullest,
00:13 so I really love that about her character.
00:16 - To me it felt like I got the opportunity
00:18 to revisit the characters in the story
00:21 that I had created in the novel,
00:22 but now I was doing it with a collaborator,
00:25 with Garth, the director.
00:27 - We just got along so well
00:28 and we had a very shared vision,
00:32 but we brought different qualities
00:33 to the adapting to screenplay
00:35 and we just really had a great time.
00:38 I went to Ontario, where he lives,
00:40 and visited farmers and farms,
00:44 did a lot of research together,
00:46 and yeah, it was just a really beautiful process together.
00:49 (upbeat music)
00:52 - I never really like to have big expectations
00:55 on what people will take away
00:56 because part of what I love when I'm going to see a movie
00:59 or read a book is that it might feel personal to me
01:01 when I go see it.
01:02 I might take something away
01:03 that another audience member doesn't
01:05 and I love that idea.
01:06 I love that idea with books too.
01:08 - The film asks you to recognize
01:12 that we are precious and our time is precious
01:15 and to make sure that we're being kind to ourselves
01:17 and to our partners and to respect the planet.
01:21 (upbeat music)